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Farish Tate | |
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| United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia | |
| In office 1905–1913 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Winn |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Montgomery Bell |
| Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1882–1897 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Farish Carter Tate (1856-11-20)November 20, 1856 Jasper, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1922(1922-02-07) (aged 65) Jasper, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | North Georgia Agricultural College |
Farish Carter Tate (November 20, 1856 – February 7, 1922) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forGeorgia's 9th Congressional District from 1893 to 1905.
Tate was born inJasper, Georgia, in 1856. He attendedNorth Georgia Agricultural College inDahlonega. He studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1880 and became a practicing attorney in Jasper.
In 1882, Tate was elected to theGeorgia House of Representatives, and he served in that body until 1897. During that time, he also served on theDemocratic State Executive Committee from 1884 through 1887. He served on that same committee again from 1890 to 1892. In addition, he served as a delegate to the 1888 Georgia Democratic Convention.
After toGeorgia's 9th congressional district in the53rd United States Congress, Tate was re-elected to five additional terms in that seat until losing his bid for reelection to the59th Congress in 1904.[1] In total, his federal congressional service spanned from March 4, 1893, through March 3, 1905.
After being appointed as aUnited States attorney in theNorthern District of Georgia by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt in 1905, Tate was reappointed to that position by PresidentHoward Taft and served in that post until 1913. He then returned to Jasper to continue practicing law.
Tate married Julia Lester Bell in 1881 and fathered four children (Howard, Farish III, Virginia, and Julia) with her from 1884 to 1893, though Farish III died in infancy. Tate died in Jasper on February 7, 1922, and was buried in the Tate family cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's 9th congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905 | Succeeded by |
